Tom Grabon, a dog daycare attendant from Los Angeles, CA, was a contestant who appeared in Season 17 of the U.S. version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on October 22, 2018 and left with $5,000 after he missed out on his $10,000 question.
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$500 (1 of 14) - Not Timed
A ploy to entice renters, a sign commonly seen on apartment buildings reads, "If you lived here, you'd be" what?
⬥ A: Forbidden to paint the walls
⬥ B: Kept awake by the creepy neighbors
⬥ C: Repeatedly mugged in the lobby
⬥ D: Home by now
$1,000 (2 of 14) - Not Timed
A study in the journal "Primates" reveals that Japanese macaques, who live the farthest north of all primates, are like humans in that they cope with stress how?
⬥ A: By shame-eating Ben & Jerry's
⬥ B: By soaking in hot water
⬥ C: By taking meditation classes
⬥ D: Chardonnay, Chardonnay, Chardonnay
$2,000 (3 of 14) - Not Timed
Not leaving much to the imagination, Carmar Denim's "Extreme Cut Out" jeans that feature giant cutouts on the front and back are also known as what?
⬥ A: Mom jeans
⬥ B: Thong jeans
⬥ C: Straight-Leg jeans
⬥ D: Amish jeans
$3,000 (4 of 14) - Not Timed
Over the years, which sports league's major championship title has been called the Winston Cup, the Nextel Cup, the Sprint Cup and the Monster Energy Cup?
⬥ A: PGA
⬥ B: FIFA
⬥ C: NHL
⬥ D: NASCAR
$5,000 (5 of 14) - Not Timed
Partly due to the governor forgetting his Twitter password, preventing him from calling it off, in 2018 a false alert about an incoming missile lasted 38 minutes -- where?
⬥ A: Hawaii
⬥ B: Oregon
⬥ C: California
⬥ D: Alaska
$7,000 (6 of 14) - Not Timed
Three of the following are names of herbs that we've "minced" into letters and mixed up. Which one is NOT? 'Ask the Audience' lifeline used
In what activity do people use siteswap notation to keep track of the many complex patterns?
⬥ A: Flower arranging
⬥ B: Skateboarding
⬥ C: Knitting
⬥ D: Juggling
$10,000 (7 of 14) - Not Timed
In addition to anchoring CNN's Sunday show, "State of the Union," what journalist/artist draws that program's animated feature, "State of the Cartoonion"? 'Plus One' and '50:50' lifelines used
⬥ A: Don Lemon
⬥ B: Jake Tapper
⬥ C: Wolf Blitzer
⬥ D: Erin Burnett
Tom is familiar with all the anchors, but does not know which one hosts State of the Union. He calls down his Plus One, Blake, who tells him to go with the choice he feels most familiar with. Next, Tom uses the 50:50, leaving B and D. He picks Erin Burnett because he and Blake did not know that Jake Tapper is also an artist.
